COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland
P.D.S.S.Ravishara (AS2018514)
9/22/2021
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1. Finland
1.1 Introduction
Finland is a country located in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland. Neighboring countries include Sweden, Russia, and Norway, with Estonia lying to its south across the Gulf of Finland. In 1809 Finland, previously under Swedish control, was ceded to Russia after they invaded. The Finns retain a great deal of autonomy, including their own legal system. In the year of 1995 Finland became a member of the European Union.
Finland is well-known for being the Happiest Country in the World, in addition to having the world’s best education system and cleanest air. Finland is known for its saunas, reindeers, Nokia, and the Santa Claus village. Also the country is sometimes called the land of a thousand lakes and has 187,888 of them.
Capital City - Helsinki
Head Of Government - Prime Minister: Sanna Marin
Population - 5,540,000
Currency - Euro (EUR)
Languages
- Finnish (official) 87.6%
- Swedish (official) 5.2%
- Russian 1.4%
- other 5.8%
Religions
- Lutheran 69.8%
- Greek Orthodox 1.1%
- other 1.7%
- unspecified 27.4%
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The geographical location of Finland can be further understood through the following figure.
1.2 Climate of Finland
Finland has a predominantly subarctic climate. The majority of the country has a subarctic climate, with cool summers. The southern coast experiences a humid continental climate, with slight summers. The country’s area in the extreme northern latitudes and proximity to major water bodies mainly influence the climate.
Finland lies between the high latitudes of 60 and 70 degrees North,totally in the taiga belt.The Arctic Circle passes via the Finnish region of Lapland.The landscape is mostly flat with few hills and mountains. Halti, between the border of Finland and Norway in the extreme north, with an altitude of 1324 meters, is the highest point in Finland. The Finnish Lakeland area has thousands of lakes, while numerous islands dot the Archipelago Sea region in the southwest. Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, with an area of 1700 square miles.
The longest season in Finland is Winter and it lasts from October to mid May in the extreme north. Polar nights last for fifty one days north of the Arctic Circle when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon. Lakes freeze regularly, and even the seas once in a while solidify at the peak of the winter. Cold air loads from Russia push the temperatures under -20 Celsius. The northern and eastern areas are the coldest, and temperatures plummet to -50 Celsius in the northern Lapland. The Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift currents prevent the winters from extreme cold. Westerly winds preserve the summers cloudy. The continental excessive-pressure system over Eurasia brings cold winters and excessive summer season temperatures. The Barents Sea is open for navigation even in the winter. Summers are warm and short anywhere besides at the southern coast. The sun doesn’t set for seventy three days in the summer season in the extreme north. Temperatures are typically in the 20 Celsius to 30 Celsius in lots of the country. Nights in Lapland stay cold under 10 Celsius. Vegetation grows unexpectedly in the short summer season. The snow melts by the end of April in the cold spring season, and the landscape is liable to floods. September is cold and moist in the autumn.
Finland gets moderate annual rainfall of 508mm (20“) to 711.2mm (28”). The northern area registers 482.6mm (19“) to 584.2mm (23”), even as the south records 584.2mm (23“) to 711.2mm (28”). The rainfall takes place throughout the year, with a peak during August in the summer. Half of the yearly precipitation in the north falls as snow. Lapland gets its first snowfall by September end and the southwestern corner the latest by Christmas. Permanent snow cover of 609.6mm (24“) to 914.4mm (36”) in the north and 203.2mm (8“) to 304.8mm (12”) in the south happens in March. The annual sunshine in Finland is vulnerable and stages from 1550 hours in northern Lapland to 1800 hours in the southwestern corner. The average seawater temperatures are between 0 Celsius to 13.9 Celsius in the Gulf of Bothnia and 1.1 Celsius to 17.2 Celsius in the southwest. October to January is the windiest period. Finnish seas register an average of nineteen stormy days in the year.
The maximum recorded temperature in Finland is 37.2 Celsius, set on June 29, 2010, in Liperi. The lowest temperature on record is -51.5 Celsius, set on January 28, 1999, in Kittila, Lapland.Finland faces weather hazards, mainly in the form of snowstorms, floods, and avalanches. Floods mostly occur during spring after the melting of the snow.The best time to visit Finland is from June to mid-August in the summer.
This figure shows that, annual average air temperature measured in Celsius in Finland.
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This figure shows that, seasons in Finland.
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1.3 Lock-down status
On March 16, 2020, the Finnish government and the Finnish President declared a state of emergency for COVID19. In Finland, 272 laboratory-confirmed cases were diagnosed by COVID-19 on March 16, 2020 at 2 p.m. THL director Markku Tervahauta told MTV3 that the actual number of COVID-19 cases could be 20 to 30 times higher than confirmed by tests. because the tests were limited to risk groups, critically ill patients and health workers.
On March 16, 2020, the government also announced that it had decided to take the following measures by promulgating a decree implementing the Emergency Authority Act. The measures were supposed to apply until April 13th, after approval by the Finnish Parliament, but were later extended to May 13th:
- All schools will be closed, not including early education.
- Most government-run public facilities (theatres, libraries, museums etc.) will be shut down.
- Critical personnel will be exempted from the Working Hours Act and Annual Holidays Act, both in the private and public sector.
- At most 10 people can participate in a public meeting, and people over the age of 70 should avoid human contact if possible.
- Outsiders are forbidden from entering healthcare facilities and hospitals, excluding relatives of critically ill people and children
- The capacity of social and healthcare will be increased in the private and public sector, while less critical activity will be decreased.
- Preparations for the shutdown of borders will start, and citizens or permanent residents returning to Finland will be placed under a 2-week quarantine.
In the end of March 2020, Parliament unanimously decided to temporarily close the borders of the Uusimaa region, which has the most confirmed cases, in hopes of containing the epidemic in the rest of the country. The restriction took effect at midnight. It has 1.7 million inhabitants, almost a third of the total population of Finland, and includes the capital Helsinki. Travel to and from Uusimaa was banned for no good reason and several hundred police officers enforced the restriction with the help of the Finnish armed forces.
In April 2020, travel restrictions between the Uusimaa region and the rest of the country were lifted. On May 4, the government approved a timetable to lift some restrictions. Libraries are now open for loans. Kindergartens and elementary schools should return to normal education and restrictions on other educational institutions have been lifted. In addition, international work trips within the Schengen area and the opening of outdoor sports facilities would be allowed, both with restrictions. On June 1, the maximum number of people allowed to meet was increased to 50, eating in restaurants and at sports competitions was allowed “with special agreements”, and closed public spaces were gradually opened. According to a government decision of June 11, travelers arriving from the Baltic countries and the other Nordic countries except Sweden will no longer have to be quarantined for two weeks from June 15. Other international travel restrictions remain in place.
From July 1st, outdoor events with more than 500 people are allowed if the safety distance between people can be maintained. On July 8, the government announced that border controls for travel between Finland and several EU and Schengen countries with low infection rates will also allow travel for professional and other necessary reasons from 11 countries outside Europe from July 13. Due to increasing infection rates in these countries, border controls for travelers from Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland were restored on July 27th. At the same time, unlimited travel from 9 countries outside the EU was allowed.On August 3, a coronavirus testing facility opened for passengers arriving at Helsinki Airport, and on the same day THL confirmed that they would make a recommendation to wear masks in public places where a distance of 1.5. can not be maintained at 2 meters. On August 4th, an app for tracking contacts with infected people will be launched as a pilot version for employees in the city of Helsinki and the Pirkanmaa hospital district. The app is expected to be available to the public on August 31st. In August, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare issued a recommendation to wear face masks in situations where social distancing is not possible.The recommendation applies to all regions of Finland except North Karelia, East Savonia and Central and South Ostrobothnia and does not apply to children under the age of 15 or those who do not wear a mask for health reasons.
On September 22, the government announced the reintroduction of quarantine recommendations for people entering from Sweden and Estonia from September 28, as the number of cases per capita in these countries had exceeded the limit. it is “entirely possible”. On September 22nd, THL announced that it would issue regional mask recommendations for public spaces in parts of Finland where case numbers are increasing. On September 24, Finland began using dogs to detect the corona virus.
On October 1, THL announced that the number of corona virus cases detected in Finland had exceeded 10,000. 344 new cases were reported on October 30, a new record in a single day since the pandemic began. Finland received its first order. from Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID19 vaccine on December 28th. The next day, the vaccinations began, and the front line medical workers at the Helsinki University Hospital Intensive Care Unit (HUS) were the first to receive the vaccination.
On December 28, Finland reported its first cases of a new SARSCoV2 variant from the UK after a person traveling from Western Europe tested positive for COVID-19.On the same day, a second variant from South Africa was reported in Finland after two people tested positive for COVID-19.
In February 2021, what was initially thought to be a unique variant of the corona virus called Fin796H was found in Finland, which showed some previously discovered mutations in the British and South African variants of the virus; However, it later emerged that this variant had previously been discovered in Nigeria and Great Britain, among others.
Current Restrictions
- If you have symptoms, get tested for COVID-19 and then stay home.
- Remember to keep a safe distance from others.
- Wash your hands and cough into a tissue or your sleeve.
- Wear a mask while you are in place with other people.
- Keep the Koronavilkku app on and follow its instructions.
- Get vaccinated when it’s your turn.
It is still necessary to comply with the restrictions and recommendations in order to cope with the epidemic, the COVID-19 vaccine protects against the most severe form of the disease as more and more people can be vaccinated, restrictions lifted and society reopened.
The extent of the current restrictions depends on the severity of the COVID-19 situation in the region. The competent authorities of each region decide on the applicable recommendations and restrictions under the communicable disease legislation.
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1.4 Actions taken by the government for Covid-19
General Information
Finnish Government has decided upon a total euro 15 billion general package to support corporations, ensure jobs and finance unemployment subsidies for laid-off employees (20 March 2020, Government of Finland). On April 7, the Government announced that it contemplates redirecting additional euro 0.5 billion funds to support corporations. The addition is directed to be distributed by the existing public finance providers (e.g. Finnvera, Business Finland, ELY etc.).
Measures taken by the Government
2.6% reduction in private sector’s pension contributions (applicable at earliest Jun 20 and valid until Dec 20)
Lay-off notice period reduced to five days including that even fixed terms employees may be laid-off
Employees on probation period may be released because of financial reasons (all laid off workers will immediately be entitled to unemployment subsidies)
Unemployment agencies will receive additional euro 20 million government aid
Self-employed will not be required to close businesses in order to be entitled to unemployment aid
Creditors’ rights to pursue debtors into bankruptcy is narrowed. Currently, lack of liquidity is an accepted reason. By recent change in legislation this right is temporarily suspended. The possibilities to enter into debt restructuring procedures are loosened
Finnish legislation restricts maximum collection charges from consumers whilst similar restrictions do not apply to enterprises. According to recent legislation changes the same restrictions are set to apply for SME enterprises
Direct marketing of consumer credits is suspended
Maximum APR% for consumer credits has dropped from 20% to 10%.
Consumers under official recovery proceedings are given reliefs but the new legislation is under work
The app for tracing coronavirus was released on 31 August and health authorities expected it to take one month to reach one million users, but that number was reached within 24 hours.
Vaccination
Vaccination will be offered based on a medical risk assessment. In the initial phase, the vaccine will be offered to healthcare and social welfare workers caring for COVID-19 patients and to care home workers, elderly persons and persons at high risk for severe disease due to underlying health conditions.
Finland is taking part in the European Union’s joint vaccine procurement, which guarantees access to COVID-19 vaccines from several manufacturers. The European Commission has negotiated agreements on 7 different COVID-19 vaccines.
- Comirnaty (Pfizer-BionTech)
- COVID-19 Vaccine SpikeVax (previously Moderna)
- Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)
- BIBP/Sinopharm
- COVISHIELD
- CoronaVac
- Total doses given - 7.49M
- People fully vaccinated - 3.37M
- Percentage of fully vaccinated - 61.1%
The practical arrangements for vaccination must take into account the possibility that a COVID-19 vaccine will not be available to everyone at once. According to an estimate by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the first vaccines will arrive in Finland at the beginning of 2021.
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2. Exploratory Data Analysis
2.1 Summary
This figure shows the summary of COVID-19 in Finland.
date province country lat
Min. :2020-01-22 Length:1818 Length:1818 Min. :61.92
1st Qu.:2020-06-21 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:61.92
Median :2020-11-19 Mode :character Mode :character Median :61.92
Mean :2020-11-19 Mean :61.92
3rd Qu.:2021-04-20 3rd Qu.:61.92
Max. :2021-09-18 Max. :61.92
long type cases
Min. :25.75 Length:1818 Min. : 0.0
1st Qu.:25.75 Class :character 1st Qu.: 0.0
Median :25.75 Mode :character Median : 0.0
Mean :25.75 Mean : 100.9
3rd Qu.:25.75 3rd Qu.: 56.0
Max. :25.75 Max. :9000.0 This finland_corona data set is a data frame.
The data set contains 1818 rows and seven variables.Rows include COVID-19 data in Finland and the variables are date, province, country, lat, long, type and cases.
province, country and type are character variables and each variable has 1818 characters.
According to the date variable, it has data from 2020-01-22 to 2021-09-18.
According to the cases variable, it has values between 0 and 9000.The maximum value of cases is 9000 and the minimum value of cases is 0. Also the mean value of cases is 100.9.
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2.1.1 Summary of confirmed cases in Finland
This figure shows the summary of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Finland.
date province country lat
Min. :2020-01-22 Length:606 Length:606 Min. :61.92
1st Qu.:2020-06-21 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:61.92
Median :2020-11-19 Mode :character Mode :character Median :61.92
Mean :2020-11-19 Mean :61.92
3rd Qu.:2021-04-19 3rd Qu.:61.92
Max. :2021-09-18 Max. :61.92
long type cases year
Min. :25.75 Length:606 Min. : 0.0 Min. :2020
1st Qu.:25.75 Class :character 1st Qu.: 28.0 1st Qu.:2020
Median :25.75 Mode :character Median : 149.0 Median :2020
Mean :25.75 Mean : 224.8 Mean :2020
3rd Qu.:25.75 3rd Qu.: 354.8 3rd Qu.:2021
Max. :25.75 Max. :1322.0 Max. :2021 This confirmed_finland_corona dataset is a data frame.
The data set contains 606 rows and eight variables.Rows include COVID-19 confirmed cases data in Finland and the variables are date, province, country, lat, long, type, cases and year.
province, country and type are character variables and each variable has 606 characters.
According to the date variable ,it has data from 2020-01-22 to 2021-09-18.
According to the cases variable, it has values between 0 and 1322. The maximum value of confirmed cases is 1322 and the minimum value of confirmed cases is 0.0. Also the mean value of confirmed cases is 224.8 and median value of cases is 149.0.
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2.1.2 Summary of recovered cases in Finland
This figure shows the summary of recovered cases of COVID-19 in Finland.
date province country lat
Min. :2020-01-22 Length:606 Length:606 Min. :61.92
1st Qu.:2020-06-21 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:61.92
Median :2020-11-19 Mode :character Mode :character Median :61.92
Mean :2020-11-19 Mean :61.92
3rd Qu.:2021-04-19 3rd Qu.:61.92
Max. :2021-09-18 Max. :61.92
long type cases year
Min. :25.75 Length:606 Min. : 0.00 Min. :2020
1st Qu.:25.75 Class :character 1st Qu.: 0.00 1st Qu.:2020
Median :25.75 Mode :character Median : 0.00 Median :2020
Mean :25.75 Mean : 76.24 Mean :2020
3rd Qu.:25.75 3rd Qu.: 0.00 3rd Qu.:2021
Max. :25.75 Max. :9000.00 Max. :2021 This recovered_corona data set is a data frame.
The data set contains 606 rows and eight variables.Rows include COVID-19 recovered cases data in Finland and the variables are date, province, country, lat, long, type, cases and year.
province, country and type are character variables and each variable has 606 characters.
According to the date variable ,it has data from 2020-01-22 to 2021-09-18.
According to the cases variable, it has values between 0 and 9000. The maximum value of recovered cases is 9000 and the minimum value of recovered cases is 0. Also the mean value of recovered cases is 76.24.
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2.1.3 Summary of death cases in Finland
This figure shows the summary of death cases of COVID-19 in Finland.
date province country lat
Min. :2020-01-22 Length:606 Length:606 Min. :61.92
1st Qu.:2020-06-21 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:61.92
Median :2020-11-19 Mode :character Mode :character Median :61.92
Mean :2020-11-19 Mean :61.92
3rd Qu.:2021-04-19 3rd Qu.:61.92
Max. :2021-09-18 Max. :61.92
long type cases year
Min. :25.75 Length:606 Min. : 0.000 Min. :2020
1st Qu.:25.75 Class :character 1st Qu.: 0.000 1st Qu.:2020
Median :25.75 Mode :character Median : 0.000 Median :2020
Mean :25.75 Mean : 1.762 Mean :2020
3rd Qu.:25.75 3rd Qu.: 2.000 3rd Qu.:2021
Max. :25.75 Max. :43.000 Max. :2021 This death_corona data set is a data frame.
The data set contains 606 rows and eight variables.Rows include COVID-19 death cases data in Finland and the variables are date, province, country, lat, long, type, cases and year.
province, country and type are character variables and each variable has 606 characters.
According to the date variable ,it has data from 2020-01-22 to 2021-09-18.
According to the cases variable, it has values between 0 and 43. The maximum value of death cases is 43 and the minimum value of death cases is 0. Also the mean value of death cases is 1.762.
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2.1.4 Summary of Covid-19 in Finland
This table shows the total number of confirmed, recovered, death and active Cases from 2020-January-22 to 2021-September-18 in Finland.
| Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Confirmed Cases | 136214 |
| Recovered Cases | 46200 |
| Death Cases | 1068 |
| Active Cases | 88946 |
Death rate in Finland : 0.7840604% (7.84 deaths per thousand inhabitants in Finland)
During the year 2020 (From 2020-01-22 to 2020-12-31), the highest number of confirmed cases in Finland was registered as 840 on December 10 and the highest number of death cases in Finland was registered as 43 on April 21.
During the year 2021 (from 2021-01-01 to 2021-09-18), the highest number of confirmed cases in Finland was registered as 1322 on August 08 and the highest number of death cases in Finland was registered as 18 on March 31.
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2.2 Visualizations
2.2.1 Visualization of changes in Covid-19 confirmed, recovered, death cases in Finland
According to the above figure, confirmed cases started at the end of January and it increased by the mid of May and started decreasing after that. Then again the number of confirmed cases started to increase at the end of september. Highest number of confirmed cases during the year 2020 was registered on 10th of December. Confirmed cases started decreasing from the mid of April and it decreased to a minimal number of cases by the end of June. Then confirmed cases suddenly started to increase in large numbers during the month of July. The largest number of confirmed cases in 2021 was reported on 8th of August.
According to the above figure, death cases started at the end of March and it increased by the mid of April. Then the number of death cases started decreasing. It increased again by the end of the year 2020. The highest number of death cases was reported on 21st of April 2020.
According to the above figure, the first recovered case registered in February 2020. The highest number of recovered cases was reported on 11th February.
The below plot shows the changes in Covid-19 confirmed, death and recovered cases over time(date).
The following figure shows the box plot of Covid-19 confirmed, recovered and death cases in Finland.
Finland has a small amount of death cases compared to confirmed cases.
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2.2.2 Cumulative Sums of Confirmed, Death, Recovered Cases in Finland
The above graph displays the behaviour of Total number of Confirmed cases, Death cases and Recovered cases in Finland.
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2.2.3 Relationship Between Confirmed and Recovered Cases in Finland
The scatter plot below illustrates the relationship between Covid-19 confirmed cases and recovered cases in Finland.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient = 0.081047~ 0.1
Correlation coefficient is close to 0.1.Therefore, there is a very weak positive association between the Covid-19 confirmed cases and recovered cases in Finland.
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2.2.4 Relationship Between Confirmed and Death Cases in Finland
The scatter plot below illustrates the relationship between Covid-19 confirmed cases and death cases in Finland.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient = 0.1646088 ~ 0.2
Correlation coefficient is close to 0.2.Therefore, there is a very weak positive association between the Covid-19 confirmed cases and death cases in Finland.
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2.2.5 Confirmed,Death & Recovered Cases VS Year in Finland
This bar chart below illustrates the yearly confirmed, death and recovered cases in Finland.
Number of confirmed cases in 2021 is higher than number of confirmed cases in 2020. Also the number of recovered cases in 2021 is lower than number of recovered cases in 2020.
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2.2.6 Monthly Confirmed Cases In 2020
The following bar graph shows the number of monthly confirmed cases in Finland from 2020-January-22 to 2020-December-31.
December has the highest number of confirmed cases and it is more than 9000. Lowest number of confirmed cases was registered in the month of January.
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2.2.7 Monthly Confirmed Cases In 2021
The following bar graph shows the number of monthly confirmed cases in Finland from January 01 to September 18 in the year 2021.
In the months of August and March, the confirmed cases were registered in large numbers in the year 2021. The lowest number of confirmed cases was reported in June.The highest number of confirmed cases was reported in August.
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2.2.8 Monthly Death Cases In 2020
The following bar graph shows the number of monthly death cases in Finland from January 22 to December 31 in the year 2020.
The first death case was registered in March 2020. The highest death cases were reported in the month of April and it is nearly 200. The lowest number of death cases after reporting the first death case was registered in July.
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2.2.9 Monthly Death Cases In 2021
The following bar graph shows the number of monthly death cases in Finland from January 01 to September 18 in the year 2021.
The largest number of death cases in the year 2021 was registered at the beginning of the year and it is more than 100 deaths. The lowest number of cases was registered in the month of June and it is less than 15.
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2.2.10 Monthly Recovered Cases In 2020
The following bar graph shows the number of monthly recovered cases in Finland from January 22 to December 31 in the year 2020.
The first recovered case was reported in February 2020 and the lowest number of recovered cases reported after the first recovered case was in the month of February as well. The highest number of recovered cases was reported at the end of year 2020 and it was nearly 12500.
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2.3 Comparison with other countries
2.3.1 Neighbouring countries to compare with Finland.
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2.3.2 Visualizations of Finland VS Neighbouring Countries
2.3.2.1 Daily Confirmed, Recovered and Death Cases in the Countries
The above figure displays the behaviour of confirmed cases in neighbouring countries around Finland during the period of January 2020 to September 2021.
The above figure displays the behaviour of recovered cases in neighbouring countries around Finland during the period of January 2020 to September 2021.
The above figure displays the behaviour of death cases in neighbouring countries around Finland during the period of January 2020 to September 2021.
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2.3.2.2 Bar Chart of Confirmed Cases in the Countries
According to the above figure, Romania has the highest number of confirmed cases around the neighbourhood of Finland. The second largest number of confirmed cases were reported from Belarus. Compared to other countries Finland has the least number of confirmed cases.
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2.3.2.3 Bar Chart of Death Cases in the Countries
According to the above figure, Romania has the highest number of death cases around the neighbourhood of Finland. The second largest number of death cases were reported from Moldova. Compared to other countries Finland has the least number of death cases.
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2.3.2.4 Bar Chart of Recovered Cases in the Countries
According to the above figure, Romania has the highest number of recovered cases around the neighbourhood of Finland. The second largest number of recovered cases were reported from Belarus. Compared to other countries Finland has the least number of recovered cases.
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2.3.2.5 Stacked Bar Chart of Confirmed, Recovered and Death Cases Comparison
The above figure displays the comparison of confirmed, recovered and death cases with the neighbouring countries. Romania has the largest number of covid-19 cases meanwhile Finland remains as the country with the least number of covid-19 cases occurred. Belarus has the second highest cases among the countries.
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3. Conclusions & Discussion
3.1 Discussion
The dataset is loaded by the coronavirus package in R.This data was available for the period from 22th January 2020 to 09th September 2021 only. The Finland dataset is obtained by using the given package. The dataset had some negative values for cases and those were assumed as zero. The finland dataset had some missing values for recovered cases and most of recovered cases were zero then those missing values were assumed as zero.As you can see in the above figures,The first covid confirmed case was reported in the month of January 2020. The number of confirmed cases registered as the highest in the month of August 2021. The first patient to recover was in the month of February 2020 and a year later in the same month recovered cases registered at the highest level.The first death from covid-19 was reported in March 2020. The highest number of deaths were reported in the month of April and it is nearly 200. Then it became lower by July 2020. During the year 2020 (From 2020-01-22 to 2020-12-31), the highest number of confirmed cases in Finland was registered as 840 on December 10 and the highest number of death cases in Finland was registered as 43 on April 21.During the year 2021 (from 2021-01-01 to 2021-09-18), the highest number of confirmed cases in Finland was registered as 1322 on August 08 and the highest number of death cases in Finland was registered as 18 on March 31. If you take a look at the comparison between Finland and its neighbouring countries, Romania has the highest number of confirmed cases, death cases and recovered cases around the neighbourhood of Finland. The second largest number of confirmed cases and recovered cases were reported from Belarus and the second largest number of death cases were reported from Moldova. Compared to other countries Finland has the least number of covid-19 cases. All the data sets and figures are described clearly one by one above.
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3.2 Conclusions
Coronavirus alias Covid-19 was identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China but it spreaded speedily in January to March. However, it was directly affected by the other countries. At that time, most countries in the Asian region had a high risk but all the countries did not expect serious situations like this. China is the country which has the largest population and they have strong health facilities and modern technologies. After the virus entered the population they took action to prevent it. All the other countries took immediate action to prevent entering this virus into their country. Somehow the virus entered almost all the countries.
At first, the United States of America had several confirmed cases in early February in 2020. Italy had reported a large number of confirmed cases day by day in March 2020. Their death rate was much higher than other countries at that time. Then in early April, confirmed cases were increased in the USA. After Italy was victimized, most other countries in Europe were also at risk.
Finland became a victim of the virus at the end of January and it happened to increase confirmed cases by April and May. The Finnish government took some actions on this situation in March but at that time the virus had spread to the society but not as large as the US or Italy. Finnish government applied travel restrictions and a remote working environment was introduced. Finland controlled the pandemic situation well in their country in July 2020 but in the month of August the confirmed cases started to increase again. Finnish people kept the rules which were applied by the government in order to prevent Covid-19. An app to track covid-19 cases was released by the government and it took a bare time to reach millions of users. Vaccination was started in the month of December 2020 and the health authorities have done a brilliant job to vaccinate the finnish people as quickly as possible. Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Romania are the neighbouring countries of the Finland.Compared to the neighbouring countries, Finland has done a great job to prevent covid-19 as they remain as the least number of cases reported around the neighbourhood. As the current situation in Finland, the finnish government is proposing to lift the restrictions because the pandemic is now in a controlled state.
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